for us bikers if we walk into this place its like a kid in a candy shop :L this is by far the best internet bike shop EVER and probably the cheapest. i do try and support my local bike shop too of course, but god dam, i cant find anything to fault chainreaction on yet keep up the epic work

Can't you just feel the soul of that shop! The smell of cardboard and packing tape... It's great the way they support your local trails and events too. Please support your local shop so that our culture continues to be based on great rides with friends rather than cool gear. Thanks!

Well the automation of it all would explain why I recieved an enourmous box for a tyre that hadn't been squashed down at all and a separate and equally large box for a juice bottle. Still not perfect, but pretty darn amazing all the same.

I'm in 2 minds over CRC- it's good you can get so many parts delivered the next day but where do you go for advice and the friendly local bike shop kind of service?? Having one warehouse at the centre of MTB in the UK means 100s of shops have closed down and now they have a bit of a monopoly over the scene. A very souless operation for a sport I love so much- I think it's kind of sad to be honest.